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Women arrested for damaging City Hall fountain must pay restitution
Two women arrested last year for damaging the new fountain next to City Hall will have to pay ...
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Business school recognizes students for leadership achievements
By Stella Connell UM School of Business Administration The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration recognized its ...
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Double Decker Arts Festival is here
Oxford’s annual Double Decker Arts Festival, a renowned celebration of food, music and the arts, kicks off tonight ...
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Innovate Mississippi’s CoBuilders program returns to Oxford
Aspiring business owners will have a chance to win start-up funds and get their ideas noticed by investors ...
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So far, the weather looks good for the Double Decker Arts Festival
As of Thursday morning, it’s looking like Mother Nature may be kind to this year’s Double Decker Arts ...
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Lafayette High senior wins second straight tennis title
By Bruce Newman Lafayette High’s Alexandra Lampton has won her second straight title in girls singles at the ...
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Mississippi observes Confederate Memorial Day as official state holiday
Mississippi is one of four states still observing Confederate Memorial Day as an official state holiday. It is celebrated ...
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Teachers’ workshop to focus on environment education
ABCs of Environmental Education offered June 4-7 A teachers’ workshop in Lafayette County this summer will help teachers ...
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United Way taking applications for grants
Lafayette County has been awarded $16,357 in federal funding through the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program ...
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Congressman Kelly hosting Military Academy Day
U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) will host Military Academy Day in Oxford on Saturday, April 27, from 10 ...
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Lifeworks Counseling opens Oxford office
Lifeworks Counseling, LLC, a leading provider of mental health services in Mississippi, recently announced the opening of its ...
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‘Manhunt’ and who was the real Mary Simms?
By Gene Hays Msgt. USMS (Ret) Although Apple TV+’s Manhunt centers on the search for President Abraham Lincoln’s ...
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Coach Kiffin now on the all-time hero’s list
By Steve Stricker Columnist When my dad died at the way too young age of 54, I had ...
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After ‘Wayfair,’ sales tax across state lines remains confusing
By Sid Salter Columnist Back in 2018, the Supreme Court changed the way remote sales tax was assessed ...
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May an elephant caress you with his toes
By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I’m not a birder. With apologies to my birder friends, I’m not old ...
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Senior Day road trip with the family
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route My sister Genell asked if I was going to Senior Day (S.AL.T. ...
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Routine days seems to fit us all
By Bonnie Brown Columnist So, this is how my day begins. I stumble out of bed and stumble ...
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Cofield’s Corner
By John Cofield In its current life, the building off the Square on Jackson now holds Funky’s. But ...
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Property Transfers
Property transfers between April 1-5, 2024, as recorded with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk: Elizabeth Porter to Kelly ...
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Fruge is semifinalist for Presidential Scholar
The Mississippi Department of Education announced last week that Oxford High School senior Charles Fruge is one of ...
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Oxford Town tunes up
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is scheduled to take the main stage at the Double Decker Arts Festival Saturday at ...
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May garden lecture to focus on flowers, cutting gardens
The final event for this year’s Lafayette County Master Gardeners Spring Lecture Series will focus on growing flowers ...
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ExxonMobil trailblazer to be namesake of UM Chemical Engineering Department
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Senior Economic Advisor, Barbara Beckmann, committed a $5 million estate gift to her alma mater, ...
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Why the turtle crosses the road
Turtles start to cross roadways this time of year for nesting By Hunter Cloud The (Brookhaven) Daily Leader ...